Explosive hit Nashville Negro leader's home. alarm dawns
Dynamite shattered the home of 62 year old attorney Alexander Looby, a Nashville NAACP leader. He and his wife slept through the blast, police suspect a passing car. The blast damaged neighboring houses and a nearby Negro medical college, amid ongoing sit-in protests and racial tensions in the South.
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National Assny For the Advancement of
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Georgia
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Ithaca
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Tenn
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Weather Summary from AR Weather Station
24 hour report ends at 7 am Tuesday with high 71 and low 37. Precipitation total for 1960 is 12.76 inches through March, vs 14.06 inches last year. Arkansas area forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies, rising temperatures with highs in the 70s and lowest tonight mid 40s to mid 50s, and Wednesday highs near 80.
Arkansas Regional Forecast From The Associated Press
All sections of Arkansas will be clear to partly cloudy through Wednesday with gradually rising temperatures. Central and northeast highs in the mid to high 70s, southeast and southwest upper 70s, northwest in the 70s. Tonight’s lows range from the high 40s to low 50s centrally, 40s to 30s northeast, and 50s to 40s in the southeast and southwest, with the northwest in the low to mid 40s.
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Arkansas
Weather Briefs From Across the Nation
Weather across cities shows varied conditions. Albany reports cloudy skies with 65 high and 34 low. Albuquerque sees clear weather at 50. Anchorage experiences snow with a 42 reading. Avanta also clear at 50. Continued on page two.
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Lowry
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Albuquerque
Anchorage
Avanta
Farmer Loses Savings of a Lifetime
Memphis AP recovers details of a West Frankfort farmer John Novak who withdrew ten thousand dollars from Wilavis bank and vanished to be with his wife in Alabama. Police say a Memphis bus station call misled relatives. Novak later found in a dazed condition with only 81.53 dollars, hospitalized at the Salvation Army.
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West Tankfort
John Novak
Wilavis
West Blocton
Ala
Nayak
Mary Sitrizel
West Frankfort
West Frankfurt
Novak
Salvation Army
Sifrizel
Good Rain Now Needed by Crops
The Crop Reporting Service says Arkansas farmers need four good rains to aid planting and help seed in the ground. County agents report rising spring planting activity but dry topsoil limits progress. Some farmers will wait for rain before planting cotton and soybeans, while land prep for cotton advances in the past week. Crittenden County shows about 15 percent planted. soybean planting is limited to northeast counties. Seeding pace expected to rise in coming days.
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Little Rock
Aps
Arkansas
Miles McPerk
Crittenden County
McPack
Silvey Seeks Teeth in Co op Act Over Arkansas Co op Grievances
Former state senator Tom Silvey of Nevada County says he and others will push changes to Arkansas rural electrification laws to empower members. He cites South Central Arkansas Electric Cooperative faults including no member meeting in five years, lack of certificates and bylaws copies, and no ballot access to nominate officers, while manager Austin Rowe defends mail elections and bylaws. The cooperative serves 3,800 members across Clark Pike Nevada Hot Springs Hempstead Howard counties with headquarters in Arkadelphia.
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Little Rock
Tom Silvey
Badcaw
Nevada County
South Central
Austin Rowe
Silvey
Rowe
Clark
Pike
Nevada
Hempstead
Hot Springs
Howard Quarters
Arkadelphia
Frisco Buys Three Decked Flat Cars
The Frisco Railroad will purchase 100 three deck five-four flat cars to transport automobiles. Total cost is 2.5 million dollars, with capacity for 1,500 compact or 1,200 standard size autos. Delivery is scheduled via Pullman Standard, a unit of Pullman Inc.
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St. Louis
Prisco Railroad
Pullman Standard
Pullman, Inc
Veterans Office Manager Change In VA Office Transfer
Grady Moore, named Manila VA office manager, will replace A M Mannan who retired in January in Little Rock Arkansas. Stanley Zuk of Columbia acting VA office manager in Little Rock.
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Washington
Grady Moore
Manila Veterans Administration
Philippine Islands
Little Rock
Ark
A. I. Mammann
Stanley Zuk
Columbia
Liltke Rock
Writer Files for Senate Post in First District
David Basler a freelance writer near Rogers filed for state senator from the First Senatorial District Benton and Carroll Counties compose the district Incumbent Russell Blood of Siloam Springs has filed for re nomination.
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Little Rock
David Basler
Rogers
Benton
Carroll
Russell Blood
Siloam Springs
Strikes Tap South Africa As Major Cities Report Quiet
The week long stay at home strike called by the African National Congress failed to spark major violence. Police conducted raids on an African settlement near Port Elizabeth and detained many, while Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban saw quiet conditions with workers heading to jobs and troops on standby in townships. The government warned of job loss or banishment for those staying away.
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Richard- Kasischke
Channesburg
African National Congress
H Africa
Ocean City
Port’ Elizabeth
Johannesburg
Africa
Cape Town
Durban
Nyanga
Langa
Gato Manor
Goodwill Tour Arrives in Hope with City Officials
The annual Shreveport Bossier City Chamber of Commerce Goodwill Tour includes Hope this week. A 1 car special train stops Thursday at 10 40 am for a 30 minute visit and program at the Missouri Pacific Railroad passenger station. Local dignitaries including Mayor Clyde Tsant and Leonard Phillips lead the welcome, urging Hope residents to greet the delegation from Bossier City and Shreveport.
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Shreveport - Bossier City
James Lewis
Commercial National Bank
Local Happenings and Elections in Hope Area
L C Baker announces Mike Kelly of Hope named to the board of directors and district vice president of Arkansas Council of Hells Merchants. Lions Broom sale starts tonight at G-20. 60 Arkansas members. Canvass to lease housing. Jones considers running for representative. 20 car caravan leaves for Millwood Lam Breakfast at Shreveport. Hed Hiver Valley meeting vital to residents. Arnold Air Society initiates Rugeles into ROTC Honorary. Hope Lyson and families noted.
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Arkansas Council of Hells Merchants
Mike Kelly
Wolo Yate
Zions Club
Millwood Lam
Shreveport
Hed Hiver Valley Assn
Three Arkansas Counties Designated Disaster Areas
Three Crawford Johnson and Montgomery counties were designated disaster areas by the Small Business Administration. The move aids homeowners, businesses, churches and charities damaged by the earlier tornadoes by offering SBA reconstruction and rehabilitation loans at 3 percent interest. Applications may be filed at the Little Rock office, 408 W 3rd St.
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Arkansas
Smal Business Administration
Crawford
Johnson
Montgomery
Small Business Administration
Little Roeck
W. 8Rd St
Hope Man Official of the ARA at regional convention
Hope Man presides as official of the ARA during the 45th annual regional convention in Hope Arkansas. Over 350 delegates from Louisiana Texas Arkansas and Oklahoma attended with leaders Lloyd Spencer and Terold Fo Narpis addressing sessions amid calls for budget cuts and tighter home based programs.
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U.S
Lousane
Texas
Arkansas
Oklahome
Sen Kuasell
BooLese
Bank Tabalrauton
Dla
Ieterdegt
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Hope Ark
Turold Fo Narpis
Broken Bow
Okla
Conviction appeal in Little Rock Labor Day bombings
John Taylor Coggins 39, automobile salesman, filed appeal of his three year sentence and $500 fine for complicity in the Labor Day bombings. He admitted dynamiting the Mayor Werner Knoop office. defense says he did not know the package contained explosives. Other suspects faced varying penalties. one awaiting trial, others convicted or pled guilty.
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Little Rock
John Taylor Coggins
Arkansas Supreme Court
Coggins
Pulaski
Werner Knoop
Lite Hook School Board
Gain Nutley
Ogden Man Dies at Texarkana Gas Explosion
An Ogden, Arkansas man died about an hour and a half after a gas explosion at a Texarkana hospital. Jon Fondren, 43, was burned and rushed to a hospital for treatment. The incident involved a propane or gas leak and equipment failure.
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Ugden
Ark
Ami
Jon Fondren
Badeaw Class to Present Play The Bearcvraw Creeps
Badeaw Class will stage a play titled The Bearcvraw Creeps with performances set for April 2. Admission is 25 cents.
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Phe Badeaw Seto
Yaih
Adiuiasion
Riots and martial law grip Seoul after Rhee poll
Turmoil deepens in South Korea as martial law spreads to Seoul and four other cities following protests against President Syngman Rhee. Police fire on demonstrators amid crowds of students threatening the presidential mansion. Officials report several killed and dozens wounded, including two Americans.
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James Wilcox
Quincy
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